1 00:00:05,875 --> 00:00:08,573 THOMAS P. BRADY: The loveliest and the purest 2 00:00:08,704 --> 00:00:10,401 of God's creatures, 3 00:00:10,532 --> 00:00:13,100 the nearest thing to an angelic being, 4 00:00:13,230 --> 00:00:15,624 is a well-bred Southern woman 5 00:00:15,754 --> 00:00:19,367 or her blue-eyed, golden-haired little girl. 6 00:00:19,497 --> 00:00:22,413 This is why we can't put little boys 7 00:00:22,544 --> 00:00:24,720 and little girls together, 8 00:00:24,850 --> 00:00:27,505 Negroes and whites, 9 00:00:27,636 --> 00:00:29,942 and have them sing together, 10 00:00:30,073 --> 00:00:34,643 play together, dance together, eat together. 11 00:00:34,773 --> 00:00:38,951 You cannot do this and then expect the sensitivity 12 00:00:39,082 --> 00:00:43,869 of those white children not to be broken down. 13 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,176 -[crowd shouting "no!"] -You can't do it! 14 00:00:46,307 --> 00:00:50,311 By abolishing school segregation, 15 00:00:50,441 --> 00:00:52,922 the Supreme Court has set aside 16 00:00:53,053 --> 00:00:57,535 all the laws of eugenics and biology created by God. 17 00:00:59,929 --> 00:01:05,804 If trouble is to come, we can predict how it will start-- 18 00:01:05,935 --> 00:01:10,331 the glib young Negro who sojourned in Chicago 19 00:01:10,461 --> 00:01:13,812 or New York will perform an obscene act, 20 00:01:13,943 --> 00:01:15,988 or make an obscene remark, 21 00:01:16,119 --> 00:01:22,169 or assault on some white girl, for they will reason, 22 00:01:22,299 --> 00:01:26,173 "Has not the Supreme Court abolished segregation? 23 00:01:26,303 --> 00:01:27,609 Would the federal government 24 00:01:27,739 --> 00:01:29,915 -not protect us?" -[crowd shouting "no!"] 25 00:01:30,046 --> 00:01:34,833 This is the reasoning which produces riots 26 00:01:34,964 --> 00:01:39,360 and bloodshed, raping, and revolutions. 27 00:01:39,490 --> 00:01:43,277 [cheers and applause] 28 00:01:43,407 --> 00:01:45,540 ♪♪ 29 00:01:45,670 --> 00:01:48,847 [indistinct conversations] 30 00:01:48,978 --> 00:01:51,807 [solemn music plays] 31 00:01:51,937 --> 00:01:58,814 ♪♪ 32 00:01:58,944 --> 00:02:05,821 ♪♪ 33 00:02:05,951 --> 00:02:12,523 ♪♪ 34 00:02:12,654 --> 00:02:14,438 ♪♪ 35 00:02:14,569 --> 00:02:17,049 We'll begin closing arguments momentarily. 36 00:02:17,180 --> 00:02:18,790 How many do you think they turned? 37 00:02:18,921 --> 00:02:20,749 At this point, does it even matter? 38 00:02:20,879 --> 00:02:22,968 You're damn right it does. The defense played dirty. 39 00:02:23,099 --> 00:02:25,623 They knew that if the judge let Carolyn 40 00:02:25,754 --> 00:02:27,712 take the stand, her story would get to the jury. 41 00:02:27,843 --> 00:02:29,845 It didn't matter if he ruled it inadmissible or not. 42 00:02:29,975 --> 00:02:31,673 Well, what'd you expect? 43 00:02:31,803 --> 00:02:34,980 Everyone knows Breland ranks high in the Citizens' Council. 44 00:02:38,549 --> 00:02:40,899 Well, it's not like I haven't seen one before, 45 00:02:41,030 --> 00:02:43,641 but burning crosses usually aren't directed at folks 46 00:02:43,772 --> 00:02:46,470 -who look like us. -Hmph. 47 00:02:46,601 --> 00:02:47,689 [sighs] 48 00:02:47,819 --> 00:02:49,647 What happened there? 49 00:02:49,778 --> 00:02:51,823 -Sunburn. -I see that. 50 00:02:51,954 --> 00:02:53,085 What's the story? 51 00:02:53,216 --> 00:02:56,045 I was following up on a lead. 52 00:02:58,003 --> 00:03:00,919 I'd heard that, uh, those two Negro witnesses 53 00:03:01,050 --> 00:03:02,704 were being held in the Charleston jail 54 00:03:02,834 --> 00:03:05,663 for the duration of the trial. 55 00:03:05,794 --> 00:03:06,925 Where'd you hear that? 56 00:03:07,056 --> 00:03:09,145 I can't reveal my sources, 57 00:03:09,276 --> 00:03:13,323 but I asked those deputies for directions to sniff it out. 58 00:03:13,454 --> 00:03:15,760 Instead of directions, they offered me a ride. 59 00:03:15,891 --> 00:03:17,762 Turns out it was a one-way fare, 60 00:03:17,893 --> 00:03:19,460 and I was stuck walking five miles 61 00:03:19,590 --> 00:03:21,636 in the midday sun back into town. 62 00:03:21,766 --> 00:03:23,725 [chuckles] 63 00:03:23,855 --> 00:03:25,074 You're lucky they didn't do more 64 00:03:25,205 --> 00:03:26,380 than leave your ass in the country. 65 00:03:26,510 --> 00:03:28,643 [sighs] Very true. 66 00:03:32,386 --> 00:03:34,823 RUBY: Mamie, we thought you'd left town. 67 00:03:34,953 --> 00:03:38,000 I nearly did. 68 00:03:38,130 --> 00:03:41,569 I, um-- I bit my tongue yesterday 69 00:03:41,699 --> 00:03:44,354 while that woman lied about my son, 70 00:03:44,485 --> 00:03:46,704 and I just couldn't bring myself to sit 71 00:03:46,835 --> 00:03:48,750 through the parade of character witnesses this morning. 72 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:50,360 All you missed were a bunch of peckerwoods 73 00:03:50,491 --> 00:03:52,797 trying to convince us that Bryant and Milam 74 00:03:52,928 --> 00:03:55,235 had "the best reputations two men could ever have." 75 00:03:55,365 --> 00:03:57,149 I figured. 76 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,717 You know, as much as I wanted to pack up 77 00:03:59,848 --> 00:04:02,764 and put this nightmare behind me, 78 00:04:02,894 --> 00:04:06,202 I remembered what you said about showing up. 79 00:04:06,333 --> 00:04:09,205 So... here I am. 80 00:04:09,336 --> 00:04:12,382 [indistinct conversations] 81 00:04:13,688 --> 00:04:17,039 I don't want that woman thinking I bought 82 00:04:17,169 --> 00:04:19,302 any of that garbage she spewed up there, 83 00:04:19,433 --> 00:04:22,392 but if I had left, she might've. 84 00:04:22,523 --> 00:04:25,395 [tense music plays] 85 00:04:25,526 --> 00:04:31,662 ♪♪ 86 00:04:31,793 --> 00:04:33,098 [gavel bangs] 87 00:04:33,229 --> 00:04:34,491 JUDGE SWANGO: Order in the court. 88 00:04:34,926 --> 00:04:37,189 Gentlemen, are you prepared to give your closing arguments? 89 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:38,582 BRELAND: Yes, Your Honor. 90 00:04:38,713 --> 00:04:41,281 The state may begin. 91 00:04:41,411 --> 00:04:44,849 CHATHAM: There's been a lot of talk about this case 92 00:04:44,980 --> 00:04:47,896 inside this courtroom and out, 93 00:04:48,026 --> 00:04:49,158 but I'm not concerned 94 00:04:49,332 --> 00:04:52,292 with outside organizations' interference. 95 00:04:52,422 --> 00:04:57,340 My only concern is what is morally right or wrong. 96 00:04:57,471 --> 00:05:00,300 And if you return a verdict based on anything other 97 00:05:00,430 --> 00:05:03,477 than the evidence presented to you in this courtroom, 98 00:05:03,607 --> 00:05:06,480 then you will endanger every custom 99 00:05:06,610 --> 00:05:09,613 and tradition the South holds dear. 100 00:05:09,744 --> 00:05:14,270 And we all know that a true Southerner 101 00:05:14,401 --> 00:05:17,229 would never kill a child. 102 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,276 I was born and bred in the South, 103 00:05:20,407 --> 00:05:23,801 and if Emmett Till acted up and deserved to be punished, 104 00:05:23,932 --> 00:05:25,542 like the defense would have you believe, 105 00:05:25,673 --> 00:05:29,241 then the worst punishment that should've occurred 106 00:05:29,372 --> 00:05:31,243 was a whipping. 107 00:05:31,374 --> 00:05:37,598 Because down here, we deal with a child as a child, 108 00:05:37,728 --> 00:05:41,123 not as a man. 109 00:05:41,253 --> 00:05:45,693 ♪♪ 110 00:05:45,823 --> 00:05:49,958 The fact remains the very first words of the state's testimony 111 00:05:50,088 --> 00:05:53,701 were dripping with the blood of a child. 112 00:05:53,831 --> 00:05:56,356 And what were those words, gentlemen? 113 00:05:58,575 --> 00:06:02,753 They were "Preacher, preacher. 114 00:06:02,884 --> 00:06:06,148 I want that boy from Chicago-- 115 00:06:06,278 --> 00:06:09,804 the boy that did the talking in Money." 116 00:06:09,934 --> 00:06:16,288 ♪♪ 117 00:06:16,419 --> 00:06:18,856 [telephones ringing] 118 00:06:18,987 --> 00:06:23,513 I've come to collect my-- my witness fee, sir. 119 00:06:23,644 --> 00:06:24,775 Mose Wright's my name. 120 00:06:24,906 --> 00:06:27,082 I know who you are. 121 00:06:30,172 --> 00:06:32,000 [suspenseful music plays] 122 00:06:32,130 --> 00:06:37,919 ♪♪ 123 00:06:38,049 --> 00:06:40,574 [money rustling] 124 00:06:40,704 --> 00:06:47,407 ♪♪ 125 00:06:47,537 --> 00:06:48,669 ♪♪ 126 00:06:48,799 --> 00:06:52,150 [indistinct conversations in distance] 127 00:06:52,281 --> 00:06:58,026 ♪♪ 128 00:06:58,156 --> 00:07:03,988 ♪♪ 129 00:07:04,119 --> 00:07:05,207 [flashbulb pops] 130 00:07:05,337 --> 00:07:07,383 -Mr. Wright. Sir. -Mose. Mose. 131 00:07:07,514 --> 00:07:08,645 Can we get a question from you, sir? 132 00:07:08,776 --> 00:07:10,386 Any comment, sir? 133 00:07:10,517 --> 00:07:12,214 ♪♪ 134 00:07:12,344 --> 00:07:14,216 Where you going, Preacher? 135 00:07:14,346 --> 00:07:17,785 ♪♪ 136 00:07:17,915 --> 00:07:20,570 [flashbulb pops] 137 00:07:20,701 --> 00:07:26,446 ♪♪ 138 00:07:26,576 --> 00:07:32,408 ♪♪ 139 00:07:32,539 --> 00:07:34,323 CHATHAM: Now we have this doctor come up here, 140 00:07:34,454 --> 00:07:37,848 with his degrees and titles, and he says that he cannot tell 141 00:07:37,979 --> 00:07:40,372 whether the body was white or colored. 142 00:07:40,503 --> 00:07:44,159 Now, if a doctor cannot tell a Black body from white, 143 00:07:44,289 --> 00:07:46,814 I sure don't want him writing any prescriptions for me. 144 00:07:46,944 --> 00:07:49,730 [crowd laughs] 145 00:07:51,558 --> 00:07:57,041 All it took was someone who knew and loved Emmett Till 146 00:07:57,172 --> 00:08:00,697 to identify him, not a doctor or a sheriff. 147 00:08:03,134 --> 00:08:06,790 If there was anything left of Emmett Till-- 148 00:08:06,921 --> 00:08:11,403 a hairline, an ear, or just part of a nose-- 149 00:08:11,534 --> 00:08:15,973 then I say to you that his mother, Mamie Bradley, 150 00:08:16,104 --> 00:08:19,803 was God's given witness to identify him. 151 00:08:19,934 --> 00:08:23,024 [dramatic music plays] 152 00:08:23,154 --> 00:08:29,291 ♪♪ 153 00:08:29,421 --> 00:08:30,858 [chair slides] 154 00:08:30,988 --> 00:08:35,950 ♪♪ 155 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:37,473 BRELAND: Now, in order to, uh, 156 00:08:37,647 --> 00:08:41,477 convict these young men of murder in the first degree, 157 00:08:41,608 --> 00:08:45,089 each of you has to be convinced, 158 00:08:45,220 --> 00:08:47,614 beyond a reasonable doubt and moral certainty, 159 00:08:47,744 --> 00:08:50,181 that the state has proven their guilt. 160 00:08:51,705 --> 00:08:56,013 The state has proven nothing, and certainly not murder. 161 00:08:56,144 --> 00:09:00,452 Eh, suppose J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant 162 00:09:00,583 --> 00:09:04,456 did take Emmett Till and later turned him loose. 163 00:09:04,587 --> 00:09:07,764 Suppose old Mose got in his car 164 00:09:07,895 --> 00:09:12,421 and found the boy along the road as he walked home. 165 00:09:12,552 --> 00:09:18,079 Mose may have taken him to meet a friend, 166 00:09:18,209 --> 00:09:20,342 involved with people who want to, uh, 167 00:09:20,472 --> 00:09:23,519 defy the customs of the South-- 168 00:09:23,650 --> 00:09:28,480 people who may have persuaded Mose to take Emmett Till's ring 169 00:09:28,611 --> 00:09:30,482 and put it on a rotten, stinking corpse 170 00:09:30,613 --> 00:09:33,224 that could later be found floating in the river. 171 00:09:34,748 --> 00:09:40,667 Now, when you, uh, walk into that room to deliberate, 172 00:09:40,797 --> 00:09:43,583 I want you to think about your future. 173 00:09:45,236 --> 00:09:48,936 'Cause when your summons comes to cross the Great Divide, 174 00:09:49,066 --> 00:09:50,807 and as you enter your father's house-- 175 00:09:50,938 --> 00:09:53,723 a home not made by human hands, but eternal in the heavens-- 176 00:09:53,854 --> 00:09:56,552 you can look back to where your father's feet have trod 177 00:09:56,683 --> 00:09:59,250 and see your good record written in the sands of time, 178 00:09:59,381 --> 00:10:03,167 and when you go down to your lonely, silent tomb 179 00:10:03,298 --> 00:10:04,952 to a sleep that knows no dreams, 180 00:10:05,082 --> 00:10:07,171 I want you to hold in the palm of your hand 181 00:10:07,302 --> 00:10:10,566 a record of service to God and your fellow man. 182 00:10:10,697 --> 00:10:13,134 [tense music plays] 183 00:10:13,264 --> 00:10:18,530 And the only way you can do that is to turn these boys loose. 184 00:10:18,661 --> 00:10:20,707 Every last Anglo-Saxon one of you 185 00:10:20,837 --> 00:10:24,145 has the courage to free these men. 186 00:10:24,275 --> 00:10:30,368 ♪♪ 187 00:10:30,499 --> 00:10:36,636 ♪♪ 188 00:10:36,766 --> 00:10:38,986 Has the defense completed their closing arguments? 189 00:10:39,116 --> 00:10:40,814 Your Honor, we have. 190 00:10:41,989 --> 00:10:43,599 JUDGE SWANGO: The state has the option of delivering 191 00:10:43,730 --> 00:10:46,820 the final word to the jury, if you choose to take it. 192 00:10:46,950 --> 00:10:51,041 ♪♪ 193 00:10:51,172 --> 00:10:53,391 Does the state have anything else to offer? 194 00:10:53,522 --> 00:10:55,959 ♪♪ 195 00:10:56,090 --> 00:10:58,527 Yes, Your Honor. We do. 196 00:10:58,658 --> 00:11:01,269 ♪♪ 197 00:11:01,399 --> 00:11:05,447 What you just heard is the most far-fetched argument 198 00:11:05,577 --> 00:11:08,711 ever uttered in a courtroom. 199 00:11:08,842 --> 00:11:12,497 Mose Wright didn't help stage a murder. 200 00:11:13,890 --> 00:11:15,805 It's simple. 201 00:11:15,936 --> 00:11:18,939 The defendants took the law into their own hands 202 00:11:19,069 --> 00:11:20,462 and gave that boy a court-martial 203 00:11:20,592 --> 00:11:22,290 with the death penalty imposed 204 00:11:22,420 --> 00:11:27,643 because they didn't think anyone had the courage to come forward 205 00:11:27,774 --> 00:11:29,645 and do what was morally right. 206 00:11:30,951 --> 00:11:35,477 I am asking you to find that courage within yourselves today, 207 00:11:35,607 --> 00:11:39,002 because the defense is right about one thing-- 208 00:11:39,133 --> 00:11:41,309 there are outside agitators 209 00:11:41,439 --> 00:11:44,791 trying to destroy our Southern way of life, 210 00:11:44,921 --> 00:11:48,185 but once we take the life, liberty, 211 00:11:48,316 --> 00:11:51,362 and pursuit of happiness from anyone, 212 00:11:51,493 --> 00:11:54,061 we will be put on the defensive 213 00:11:54,191 --> 00:11:58,674 and become vulnerable in justifying our stand. 214 00:11:58,805 --> 00:12:05,289 Only so long as we can help preserve the rights of everyone, 215 00:12:05,420 --> 00:12:08,466 White or Black, 216 00:12:08,597 --> 00:12:12,644 can we keep our way of life. 217 00:12:12,775 --> 00:12:18,215 ♪♪ 218 00:12:18,346 --> 00:12:20,087 ♪♪ 219 00:12:21,175 --> 00:12:24,265 [indistinct conversations] 220 00:12:24,395 --> 00:12:27,050 [tense music plays] 221 00:12:27,703 --> 00:12:30,053 [sighs] So, what now? 222 00:12:30,184 --> 00:12:31,533 We just sit here and wait? 223 00:12:31,663 --> 00:12:33,230 [sighs] That's all we really can do. 224 00:12:33,361 --> 00:12:36,103 Y-Yes, of course, but in here? 225 00:12:36,233 --> 00:12:37,713 With this humidity? [breathing heavily] 226 00:12:37,844 --> 00:12:39,628 I mean, I-I can hardly breathe. 227 00:12:39,759 --> 00:12:41,108 If we leave now, we're gon' lose our seats. 228 00:12:41,238 --> 00:12:43,110 -HICKS: All right. -[paper tears] 229 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,243 Write down your name and a number. 230 00:12:46,374 --> 00:12:48,724 -And what is he doing? -RUBY: Being an ass. 231 00:12:48,855 --> 00:12:50,726 Making wagers. 232 00:12:50,857 --> 00:12:52,597 Predicting how long it's gonna take. 233 00:12:52,728 --> 00:12:53,947 To deliberate? 234 00:12:54,077 --> 00:12:55,209 And acquit. 235 00:12:55,339 --> 00:13:01,998 ♪♪ 236 00:13:02,129 --> 00:13:08,744 ♪♪ 237 00:13:08,875 --> 00:13:14,532 ♪♪ 238 00:13:14,663 --> 00:13:17,361 Everyone's expecting this to wrap up soon, aren't they? 239 00:13:17,492 --> 00:13:19,320 A quick verdict doesn't necessarily mean 240 00:13:19,450 --> 00:13:20,451 it won't go our way. 241 00:13:20,582 --> 00:13:22,192 [door opens] 242 00:13:22,323 --> 00:13:27,154 ♪♪ 243 00:13:27,284 --> 00:13:28,633 They're not done. 244 00:13:28,764 --> 00:13:30,200 They're thirsty. 245 00:13:30,331 --> 00:13:33,073 [laughter] 246 00:13:33,203 --> 00:13:34,465 Well, let's get 'em some Cokes. 247 00:13:34,596 --> 00:13:36,685 [laughter continues] 248 00:13:38,426 --> 00:13:42,473 Wait, this is a joke to these people, isn't it? 249 00:13:42,604 --> 00:13:43,866 [laughter subsides] 250 00:13:43,997 --> 00:13:49,089 ♪♪ 251 00:13:49,219 --> 00:13:51,395 JUROR: Ten not guilty. 252 00:13:51,526 --> 00:13:53,920 Two abstained. 253 00:13:54,050 --> 00:13:56,487 Looks like two of y'all are trying to hang us. 254 00:13:57,619 --> 00:14:00,796 Guess we gotta sort some things out before we vote again. 255 00:14:00,927 --> 00:14:02,754 All right. 256 00:14:02,885 --> 00:14:04,800 According to them undertakers, 257 00:14:04,931 --> 00:14:08,673 that body had hair on its chest. 258 00:14:08,804 --> 00:14:11,459 Blacks don't grow hair on their chest till they're 30, 259 00:14:11,589 --> 00:14:13,983 so there ain't no way the body was that boy's. 260 00:14:14,114 --> 00:14:15,593 Eh, now wait a second. 261 00:14:15,724 --> 00:14:18,074 [stammers] That boy's mother identified the body. 262 00:14:18,205 --> 00:14:19,771 That body didn't look like nobody. 263 00:14:19,902 --> 00:14:21,599 Eh, it would be pretty hard for a mother 264 00:14:21,730 --> 00:14:23,123 to make a mistake about her own child. 265 00:14:23,253 --> 00:14:25,342 JUROR #2: Eh, I didn't buy a word she said. 266 00:14:25,473 --> 00:14:26,822 And if she tried a little harder, 267 00:14:26,953 --> 00:14:28,563 she might have squeezed out a few more tears, 268 00:14:28,693 --> 00:14:30,521 don't you think? 269 00:14:30,652 --> 00:14:32,567 Milam and Bryant confessed to taking the boy. 270 00:14:32,697 --> 00:14:34,351 They let him go, 271 00:14:34,482 --> 00:14:37,006 and what happened to him after hasn't been proven by the state. 272 00:14:37,137 --> 00:14:38,573 Well, those farmhands-- 273 00:14:38,703 --> 00:14:40,923 they saw him on the way to the Milam property. 274 00:14:41,054 --> 00:14:42,011 They-- They-- They heard his screams. 275 00:14:42,403 --> 00:14:43,883 And you heard what happened in that market. 276 00:14:44,013 --> 00:14:46,755 Now, what if it had been your wife or your sister, 277 00:14:46,886 --> 00:14:49,105 all alone when that brute strutted in there, 278 00:14:49,236 --> 00:14:50,541 smart-talking her, 279 00:14:50,715 --> 00:14:53,283 thinking he could come down here and do as he pleased? 280 00:14:53,414 --> 00:14:56,504 ♪♪ 281 00:14:56,634 --> 00:14:59,463 What we do today means something. 282 00:14:59,594 --> 00:15:01,944 It'll either put folks on notice, 283 00:15:02,075 --> 00:15:05,252 or give 'em permission to do whatever the hell they please 284 00:15:05,382 --> 00:15:08,124 the next time the opportunity presents itself. 285 00:15:08,255 --> 00:15:14,914 ♪♪ 286 00:15:15,044 --> 00:15:17,394 [papers rustle] 287 00:15:17,525 --> 00:15:23,705 ♪♪ 288 00:15:23,835 --> 00:15:29,102 ♪♪ 289 00:15:29,232 --> 00:15:30,538 [knock on door] 290 00:15:30,668 --> 00:15:32,018 [door opens] 291 00:15:32,148 --> 00:15:35,195 ♪♪ 292 00:15:35,325 --> 00:15:38,502 [crowd murmuring] 293 00:15:38,633 --> 00:15:42,071 ♪♪ 294 00:15:42,202 --> 00:15:43,812 Let the courtroom be in order. 295 00:15:43,943 --> 00:15:49,035 ♪♪ 296 00:15:49,165 --> 00:15:50,688 Have you gentlemen reached a verdict? 297 00:15:50,819 --> 00:15:51,994 Yes. 298 00:15:52,125 --> 00:15:53,169 Has your verdict been made in accordance 299 00:15:53,300 --> 00:15:54,518 with the form that was given to you? 300 00:15:54,649 --> 00:15:55,606 Yes. 301 00:15:55,867 --> 00:15:57,652 Please give the verdict to the clerk. 302 00:15:57,782 --> 00:16:04,615 ♪♪ 303 00:16:04,746 --> 00:16:06,226 ♪♪ 304 00:16:06,356 --> 00:16:10,317 For the charge of murder, we the jury find the defendants, 305 00:16:10,447 --> 00:16:13,363 Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam... 306 00:16:13,494 --> 00:16:16,323 ♪ I love my baby 307 00:16:16,453 --> 00:16:18,542 ♪ With all my might 308 00:16:18,673 --> 00:16:20,544 REPORTER: We're broadcasting live outside 309 00:16:20,675 --> 00:16:22,590 of the Tallahatchie County courthouse. 310 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:25,375 The murder trial against J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant, 311 00:16:25,506 --> 00:16:29,075 the two men accused of killing 14-year-old Negro Emmett Till, 312 00:16:29,205 --> 00:16:30,728 has come to an end. 313 00:16:30,859 --> 00:16:33,079 After 67 minutes of deliberation, 314 00:16:33,209 --> 00:16:35,820 the jury has reached a verdict-- 315 00:16:37,997 --> 00:16:39,346 not guilty. 316 00:16:39,476 --> 00:16:42,131 [cheers and applause] 317 00:16:42,262 --> 00:16:44,916 [horns honking] 318 00:16:45,047 --> 00:16:46,309 [click, radio shuts off] 319 00:16:49,095 --> 00:16:51,619 67 minutes. 320 00:16:51,749 --> 00:16:53,403 It was all show. 321 00:16:53,534 --> 00:16:54,709 They threw us a bone. 322 00:16:55,057 --> 00:16:57,712 They gave us a trial because the world was watching, 323 00:16:57,842 --> 00:17:00,628 and they will claim that they gave us a fair shot, 324 00:17:00,758 --> 00:17:01,846 and that the state of Mississippi did 325 00:17:02,325 --> 00:17:04,545 all that they could do, and the world will believe it. 326 00:17:04,675 --> 00:17:06,721 Unless we tell them otherwise. 327 00:17:06,851 --> 00:17:08,462 Unless we tell the truth. 328 00:17:08,592 --> 00:17:10,377 I have no doubt that you will. 329 00:17:11,639 --> 00:17:13,206 I said "we." 330 00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:17,384 If Leflore County prosecutes on kidnapping charges, 331 00:17:17,514 --> 00:17:19,386 we could have another trial ahead of us. 332 00:17:19,516 --> 00:17:22,258 How do we pressure them to make sure they do prosecute? 333 00:17:22,389 --> 00:17:24,130 Invitations for you to speak started coming in 334 00:17:24,260 --> 00:17:26,784 the moment you stepped off that stage in Chicago. 335 00:17:26,915 --> 00:17:28,438 I didn't think it was appropriate to bother you 336 00:17:28,569 --> 00:17:30,266 with all that business during the trial, 337 00:17:30,397 --> 00:17:32,660 but now that it's over, 338 00:17:32,790 --> 00:17:34,140 what do you think about getting out there 339 00:17:34,270 --> 00:17:36,838 and telling folks what really went on down here? 340 00:17:36,968 --> 00:17:39,232 [somber music plays] 341 00:17:39,362 --> 00:17:42,278 I let people see what they did to Emmett. 342 00:17:44,324 --> 00:17:46,456 Now it's time to tell them. 343 00:17:46,587 --> 00:17:52,419 ♪♪ 344 00:17:52,549 --> 00:17:53,898 ♪♪ 345 00:17:54,029 --> 00:17:56,379 I realize it's been quite a stressful day, 346 00:17:56,510 --> 00:17:59,817 so I appreciate your time in speaking with us. 347 00:17:59,948 --> 00:18:02,385 [indistinct conversations] 348 00:18:02,516 --> 00:18:04,648 So, how do you folks feel now that it's all over? 349 00:18:04,779 --> 00:18:06,607 Roy, how about you? 350 00:18:06,737 --> 00:18:08,696 I'm just glad it's over with. 351 00:18:08,826 --> 00:18:10,001 J.W.? 352 00:18:10,132 --> 00:18:11,220 I am, too. 353 00:18:11,351 --> 00:18:12,482 Mrs. Bryant? Uh... 354 00:18:12,613 --> 00:18:14,093 I'm fine. 355 00:18:14,223 --> 00:18:16,530 -And how about you, Mrs. Milam? -JUANITA: Fine. 356 00:18:16,660 --> 00:18:17,792 What happens next for you folks? 357 00:18:17,922 --> 00:18:19,098 What's on the docket? 358 00:18:19,228 --> 00:18:21,448 I haven't decided yet. I don't know yet. 359 00:18:21,578 --> 00:18:23,319 REPORTER: Roy, will you open your store again? 360 00:18:24,538 --> 00:18:26,061 I don't know. 361 00:18:26,192 --> 00:18:27,628 The eyes of a lot of people have been on you 362 00:18:27,758 --> 00:18:28,803 these last few days, 363 00:18:29,064 --> 00:18:30,935 and now you're free of this murder charge. 364 00:18:31,066 --> 00:18:33,112 There's still the kidnapping charge 365 00:18:33,242 --> 00:18:34,200 that has to be taken care of, too. 366 00:18:34,330 --> 00:18:36,115 Is that right? 367 00:18:36,245 --> 00:18:37,855 I don't know. If you want anything else, 368 00:18:37,986 --> 00:18:39,596 you'll have to talk to our lawyers. 369 00:18:39,727 --> 00:18:41,685 Now, if you'll excuse us. 370 00:18:41,816 --> 00:18:43,731 [giggles] 371 00:18:44,949 --> 00:18:47,169 [flashbulbs pop] 372 00:18:47,300 --> 00:18:49,432 [film reel clicking] 373 00:18:49,563 --> 00:18:51,130 [flashbulb pops] 374 00:18:51,260 --> 00:18:53,610 I need you fellas to come with me. 375 00:18:54,785 --> 00:18:56,918 What? Where are you taking them? 376 00:18:57,048 --> 00:18:59,616 Leflore County. For processing. 377 00:18:59,747 --> 00:19:06,580 ♪♪ 378 00:19:06,710 --> 00:19:08,843 All right, make room, make room. 379 00:19:08,973 --> 00:19:10,627 Y'all back off. Back off there. 380 00:19:10,758 --> 00:19:11,846 SHERIFF SMITH: Afternoon. 381 00:19:11,976 --> 00:19:15,110 J.W. Milam, Roy Bryant, 382 00:19:15,241 --> 00:19:17,895 you're under arrest for the kidnapping of Emmett Till. 383 00:19:18,026 --> 00:19:19,419 [flashbulb pops] 384 00:19:19,549 --> 00:19:24,250 ♪♪ 385 00:19:24,380 --> 00:19:26,252 [handcuffs click] 386 00:19:26,382 --> 00:19:27,601 We'll be out in no time. 387 00:19:27,731 --> 00:19:29,559 [handcuffs click] 388 00:19:29,690 --> 00:19:32,736 ♪♪ 389 00:19:32,867 --> 00:19:34,303 George. 390 00:19:34,434 --> 00:19:36,349 [sighs] 391 00:19:36,479 --> 00:19:38,742 Folks are tired, George. 392 00:19:38,873 --> 00:19:40,788 They're ready for this circus to leave town. 393 00:19:40,918 --> 00:19:43,138 You drag this kidnapping nonsense on too long, 394 00:19:43,269 --> 00:19:44,705 they'll grow tired of you, too. 395 00:19:44,835 --> 00:19:46,968 I'm gonna do the job I was elected to do 396 00:19:47,098 --> 00:19:49,057 for as long as I'm in the Sheriff's Office. 397 00:19:49,188 --> 00:19:51,407 It might serve you well to do the same. 398 00:19:51,538 --> 00:19:55,106 ♪♪ 399 00:19:55,237 --> 00:19:56,934 Let's get the hell out of here. 400 00:19:57,065 --> 00:19:58,719 [engine starts] 401 00:19:58,849 --> 00:20:03,811 ♪♪ 402 00:20:03,941 --> 00:20:08,990 ♪♪ 403 00:20:11,253 --> 00:20:13,516 [vehicle approaches] 404 00:20:13,647 --> 00:20:15,562 [horn honks] 405 00:20:17,303 --> 00:20:19,348 [brakes squeak] 406 00:20:19,479 --> 00:20:20,567 [sighs] 407 00:20:22,177 --> 00:20:23,352 Come on, Dallas. 408 00:20:26,573 --> 00:20:27,617 [grunts] 409 00:20:27,748 --> 00:20:29,315 It's time. 410 00:20:29,793 --> 00:20:31,142 [clang] 411 00:20:32,622 --> 00:20:33,797 [door opens] 412 00:20:33,928 --> 00:20:35,016 Come on. 413 00:20:36,626 --> 00:20:38,237 Come on. 414 00:20:39,629 --> 00:20:41,631 -Morning, Paul. -Morning. 415 00:20:41,762 --> 00:20:43,372 You sure you're ready to do this? 416 00:20:43,503 --> 00:20:45,983 Yeah. I don't have much choice, do I? 417 00:20:46,114 --> 00:20:47,420 See, that's where you're wrong. 418 00:20:47,550 --> 00:20:49,204 You made a living down here. 419 00:20:49,335 --> 00:20:52,163 You have a little something left over every month, don't you? 420 00:20:53,426 --> 00:20:55,776 There's not many of us that can say that. 421 00:20:55,906 --> 00:20:57,734 Surely things'll calm down soon. 422 00:20:57,865 --> 00:21:00,215 Now there's a kidnapping trial. 423 00:21:00,346 --> 00:21:02,043 If there is, won't they want you to testify? 424 00:21:02,173 --> 00:21:04,045 They will, and I'll come back to do it, 425 00:21:04,175 --> 00:21:05,612 but I won't be staying. 426 00:21:06,569 --> 00:21:08,267 Suppose things won't be getting back to normal 427 00:21:08,397 --> 00:21:10,007 around here anytime soon. 428 00:21:10,138 --> 00:21:12,140 Not for me and my boys, it won't. 429 00:21:14,098 --> 00:21:15,970 Not for any of us. 430 00:21:17,624 --> 00:21:19,278 What's that? 431 00:21:19,408 --> 00:21:22,759 Oh, it's-- it's some dog chow. 432 00:21:22,890 --> 00:21:24,935 Some old dried bones. 433 00:21:25,066 --> 00:21:26,589 You gon' be a tough act to follow, 434 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,069 Mose Wright. 435 00:21:28,199 --> 00:21:29,375 You done spoiled this animal. 436 00:21:29,505 --> 00:21:30,637 Yeah. 437 00:21:30,767 --> 00:21:33,379 He's the best dog in seven states. 438 00:21:33,509 --> 00:21:34,597 Mm-hmm. 439 00:21:36,164 --> 00:21:37,426 Hey. 440 00:21:37,557 --> 00:21:40,255 There you go. There you go. 441 00:21:40,386 --> 00:21:43,519 [uplifting music plays] 442 00:21:43,650 --> 00:21:45,913 You take care of him. 443 00:21:47,871 --> 00:21:49,612 Go on home with Paul, okay? 444 00:21:49,743 --> 00:21:51,701 That's Paul. You're going home with him. 445 00:21:51,832 --> 00:21:52,963 You got it? 446 00:21:53,094 --> 00:21:55,401 All right. Come on. Get going. 447 00:21:55,531 --> 00:21:57,054 ♪♪ 448 00:21:57,185 --> 00:21:58,621 Go on. 449 00:21:58,752 --> 00:22:01,015 [Dallas whimpers] 450 00:22:02,190 --> 00:22:04,584 It took guts to get up there on the stand. 451 00:22:04,714 --> 00:22:06,237 ♪♪ 452 00:22:06,368 --> 00:22:07,761 You know what else? 453 00:22:08,849 --> 00:22:10,590 Leaving takes guts, too. 454 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:17,597 ♪♪ 455 00:22:17,727 --> 00:22:24,647 ♪♪ 456 00:22:24,778 --> 00:22:26,475 ♪♪ 457 00:22:26,606 --> 00:22:28,695 [door opens] 458 00:22:28,825 --> 00:22:31,480 PAUL: Get over there, boy. Go on now. 459 00:22:31,611 --> 00:22:33,134 [door closes] 460 00:22:33,264 --> 00:22:35,919 There you go. Go on. Go on. 461 00:22:36,050 --> 00:22:37,704 [engine starts] 462 00:22:37,834 --> 00:22:44,667 ♪♪ 463 00:22:44,798 --> 00:22:51,674 ♪♪ 464 00:22:51,805 --> 00:22:58,681 ♪♪ 465 00:22:58,812 --> 00:23:05,732 ♪♪ 466 00:23:05,862 --> 00:23:11,868 ♪♪ 467 00:23:11,999 --> 00:23:13,174 ♪♪ 468 00:23:13,304 --> 00:23:14,567 [sighs] 469 00:23:14,697 --> 00:23:21,574 ♪♪ 470 00:23:21,704 --> 00:23:23,576 ♪♪ 471 00:23:24,968 --> 00:23:28,407 [indistinct conversations] 472 00:23:28,537 --> 00:23:30,496 [train horn honks] 473 00:23:30,626 --> 00:23:31,932 Daddy! 474 00:23:32,062 --> 00:23:33,542 Hey, son! 475 00:23:33,673 --> 00:23:35,762 [chuckling] Hey, boy. Hey. 476 00:23:35,892 --> 00:23:38,329 [laughs] Hi. 477 00:23:38,460 --> 00:23:40,593 Maurice. Gimme that. Gimme that. Let me. I got it. 478 00:23:40,723 --> 00:23:42,072 [grunting] I got it. 479 00:23:43,857 --> 00:23:46,381 Put it up here. All right. 480 00:23:46,512 --> 00:23:49,384 Good to see you. [laughs] 481 00:23:49,515 --> 00:23:52,169 So, you excited to see Chicago? 482 00:23:52,300 --> 00:23:53,562 And Mama. 483 00:23:53,693 --> 00:23:55,434 I can't wait to see Lincoln Park. 484 00:23:55,564 --> 00:23:57,784 What you know about Lincoln Park? 485 00:23:57,914 --> 00:23:59,612 Bobo told me all about it. 486 00:24:01,309 --> 00:24:03,006 He did? 487 00:24:03,050 --> 00:24:06,183 [somber music plays] 488 00:24:06,314 --> 00:24:12,538 ♪♪ 489 00:24:12,668 --> 00:24:13,974 ♪♪ 490 00:24:14,104 --> 00:24:15,279 What'd he say? 491 00:24:15,410 --> 00:24:17,020 That Chicago summers were the best. 492 00:24:17,151 --> 00:24:18,457 Hmm. 493 00:24:19,458 --> 00:24:22,678 [snorts, laughs] 494 00:24:24,898 --> 00:24:26,290 Yeah. 495 00:24:27,509 --> 00:24:29,163 You'll see. 496 00:24:29,293 --> 00:24:35,778 ♪♪ 497 00:24:35,909 --> 00:24:42,437 ♪♪ 498 00:24:42,568 --> 00:24:49,009 ♪♪ 499 00:24:49,139 --> 00:24:52,969 [brakes screech] 500 00:24:53,100 --> 00:24:55,232 [bell dinging] 501 00:24:55,363 --> 00:24:57,670 [gentle music plays] 502 00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:00,803 ♪♪ 503 00:25:00,934 --> 00:25:03,110 [indistinct conversations] 504 00:25:04,328 --> 00:25:06,113 MAURICE, ROBERT, SIMEON: Mama! 505 00:25:06,243 --> 00:25:13,120 ♪♪ 506 00:25:13,250 --> 00:25:20,127 ♪♪ 507 00:25:20,257 --> 00:25:26,829 ♪♪ 508 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:33,793 ♪♪ 509 00:25:33,923 --> 00:25:40,800 ♪♪ 510 00:25:40,930 --> 00:25:43,106 ♪♪ 511 00:25:44,891 --> 00:25:46,849 MAMIE: What I saw in that courtroom 512 00:25:46,980 --> 00:25:50,418 was a shame before God and man. 513 00:25:50,549 --> 00:25:53,813 It's about the biggest farce I have ever seen. 514 00:25:53,943 --> 00:25:56,685 They claim to have their own culture 515 00:25:56,816 --> 00:26:00,515 based on traditions and institutions. 516 00:26:00,646 --> 00:26:02,343 They claim that they are no different 517 00:26:02,473 --> 00:26:04,127 than other people in this country, 518 00:26:04,258 --> 00:26:07,087 and I tell you that is a lie! 519 00:26:07,217 --> 00:26:10,351 [cheers and applause] 520 00:26:13,397 --> 00:26:16,879 My son didn't attack that woman. 521 00:26:17,010 --> 00:26:18,315 MAN: No. 522 00:26:18,446 --> 00:26:20,535 He was just a boy. 523 00:26:20,666 --> 00:26:27,542 ♪♪ 524 00:26:27,673 --> 00:26:29,718 ♪♪ 525 00:26:29,849 --> 00:26:33,592 And he paid a debt for a lot of people. 526 00:26:36,638 --> 00:26:39,510 But I don't feel that he is my child anymore. 527 00:26:39,641 --> 00:26:43,732 A little bit of him belongs to everybody now, 528 00:26:43,863 --> 00:26:47,606 so it is up to all of us to do our part. 529 00:26:47,736 --> 00:26:50,957 [cheers and applause] 530 00:26:51,087 --> 00:26:57,964 ♪♪ 531 00:26:58,094 --> 00:27:04,884 ♪♪ 532 00:27:05,014 --> 00:27:09,540 ♪♪ 533 00:27:09,671 --> 00:27:11,020 Ah. 534 00:27:12,674 --> 00:27:14,023 Welcome to Harlem. 535 00:27:14,154 --> 00:27:16,678 Mr. Wilkins, thank you so much for coming. 536 00:27:16,809 --> 00:27:18,158 Of course. 537 00:27:18,288 --> 00:27:21,117 I must say, I have never seen anything like that, 538 00:27:21,248 --> 00:27:25,165 certainly not with a woman at the microphone. 539 00:27:25,295 --> 00:27:27,384 But first and foremost, I am sorry that the trial 540 00:27:27,515 --> 00:27:28,734 did not go our way. 541 00:27:28,864 --> 00:27:30,605 Thank you. 542 00:27:30,736 --> 00:27:32,781 RAYFIELD: The good news is the verdict is on the front page 543 00:27:32,912 --> 00:27:34,174 of every newspaper in the country, 544 00:27:34,304 --> 00:27:36,132 and that means every potential member 545 00:27:36,263 --> 00:27:38,918 of the next grand jury is already following the story. 546 00:27:39,048 --> 00:27:40,963 I think it's time we took control 547 00:27:41,094 --> 00:27:42,661 of the narrative, don't you think? 548 00:27:42,791 --> 00:27:44,140 Absolutely. 549 00:27:44,271 --> 00:27:45,751 And we'd like to do just that, 550 00:27:45,881 --> 00:27:47,970 by offering you an exclusive speaking tour, 551 00:27:48,101 --> 00:27:51,234 sponsored by the NAACP. 552 00:27:51,365 --> 00:27:52,758 If you'll have us. 553 00:27:52,888 --> 00:27:54,063 -I'd be honored. -[chuckles] 554 00:27:54,194 --> 00:27:55,674 Isn't that wonderful, Rayfield? 555 00:27:55,804 --> 00:27:58,241 Yes, of course. 556 00:27:58,372 --> 00:28:02,637 But with all due respect, as Mamie's advisor, 557 00:28:02,768 --> 00:28:05,031 I would ask that you give her time to talk to a lawyer-- 558 00:28:05,161 --> 00:28:07,903 one who isn't affiliated with the NAACP-- 559 00:28:08,034 --> 00:28:10,079 to make sure she's aware of her options. 560 00:28:10,210 --> 00:28:11,864 As you know, there are many. 561 00:28:11,994 --> 00:28:14,431 Until you've settled on terms with the NAACP, 562 00:28:14,562 --> 00:28:16,172 you have the freedom to speak wherever you choose, 563 00:28:16,303 --> 00:28:18,131 but we will need an answer soon, 564 00:28:18,261 --> 00:28:21,612 because the demand is only gonna grow with each passing day, 565 00:28:21,743 --> 00:28:23,789 especially if you keep delivering like you did today. 566 00:28:23,919 --> 00:28:25,442 [chuckles] Well, I have faith 567 00:28:25,573 --> 00:28:28,750 we will come to an agreement we're all happy with. 568 00:28:28,881 --> 00:28:31,710 Until then, I'm gonna keep talking. 569 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:34,364 Good. Because people are listening. 570 00:28:34,495 --> 00:28:35,844 [applause] 571 00:28:35,975 --> 00:28:37,193 Come with me. 572 00:28:43,025 --> 00:28:45,680 [door squeaks] 573 00:28:45,811 --> 00:28:48,683 [cheers and applause] 574 00:28:48,814 --> 00:28:50,729 [flashbulb pops] 575 00:28:55,559 --> 00:28:57,170 [flashbulb pops] 576 00:29:01,914 --> 00:29:03,480 Let this serve as a reminder 577 00:29:03,611 --> 00:29:06,527 that only you can tell your story. 578 00:29:07,746 --> 00:29:09,486 May I? 579 00:29:09,617 --> 00:29:12,838 [cheers and applause] 580 00:29:12,968 --> 00:29:15,841 [uplifting music plays] 581 00:29:15,971 --> 00:29:21,498 ♪♪ 582 00:29:21,629 --> 00:29:27,069 ♪♪ 583 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:29,071 [film whirring] 584 00:29:29,202 --> 00:29:35,512 ♪♪ 585 00:29:35,643 --> 00:29:41,867 ♪♪ 586 00:29:41,997 --> 00:29:46,349 I want you all to support this wonderful organization, 587 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:49,048 because they alone can get laws in the books 588 00:29:49,178 --> 00:29:50,397 to stop these lynchings. 589 00:29:50,527 --> 00:29:51,702 [crowd shouts in agreement] 590 00:29:51,833 --> 00:29:53,530 And they alone can see to it 591 00:29:53,661 --> 00:29:56,577 that what happened in that trial doesn't happen again. 592 00:29:56,707 --> 00:29:58,274 [crowd shouts in agreement] 593 00:29:58,405 --> 00:30:01,364 We can't leave it in their hands. 594 00:30:01,495 --> 00:30:03,497 Mississippi officials have shown us 595 00:30:03,627 --> 00:30:08,328 that they cannot be trusted to uphold the laws of this nation, 596 00:30:08,458 --> 00:30:11,374 a nation that my son's father, Louis Till, 597 00:30:11,505 --> 00:30:13,855 died fighting to protect. 598 00:30:13,986 --> 00:30:15,726 [cheers and applause] 599 00:30:15,857 --> 00:30:17,685 [flashbulbs pop] 600 00:30:20,209 --> 00:30:22,908 REPORTER: On the day that the verdict came down, 601 00:30:23,038 --> 00:30:27,913 our members and our leaders were shocked and revolted 602 00:30:28,043 --> 00:30:30,959 by the fact that the state of Mississippi 603 00:30:31,090 --> 00:30:35,137 had seen fit to take two murderers 604 00:30:35,268 --> 00:30:37,357 and elevate them to the level of heroes. 605 00:30:37,487 --> 00:30:40,403 The leadership of the United States 606 00:30:40,534 --> 00:30:44,799 has definitely suffered in Africa and in Europe 607 00:30:44,930 --> 00:30:46,845 because of what's happened in Mississippi. 608 00:30:46,975 --> 00:30:50,631 The jury that was supposed to render this verdict 609 00:30:50,761 --> 00:30:54,200 contained not a single member of the race 610 00:30:54,330 --> 00:30:57,159 of the boy who had been killed. 611 00:30:57,290 --> 00:30:59,161 We will continue to battle this thing 612 00:30:59,292 --> 00:31:02,904 until every man, woman, and child of the United States, 613 00:31:03,035 --> 00:31:07,909 when he goes before a court of justice, will get justice. 614 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:09,737 [cheers and applause] 615 00:31:09,868 --> 00:31:13,959 Days ago, my son's lynchers were bailed out of jail 616 00:31:14,089 --> 00:31:16,222 by a group of plantation owners 617 00:31:16,352 --> 00:31:19,138 who banded together to raise $20,000... 618 00:31:19,268 --> 00:31:22,402 So that those men could get back to supporting their families 619 00:31:22,532 --> 00:31:24,404 until the grand jury convenes. 620 00:31:24,534 --> 00:31:27,842 [crowd boos] 621 00:31:27,973 --> 00:31:30,192 We must do more than complain. 622 00:31:30,323 --> 00:31:31,585 [crowd shouts "yes"] 623 00:31:31,715 --> 00:31:34,631 We must band together, just like them. 624 00:31:34,762 --> 00:31:37,460 We must use our anger and our voices. 625 00:31:37,591 --> 00:31:41,638 And if our calls and letters and telegrams are ignored... 626 00:31:41,769 --> 00:31:43,640 We must beat them at their own game 627 00:31:43,771 --> 00:31:45,338 and protest the state of Mississippi 628 00:31:45,468 --> 00:31:47,688 with our pocketbooks! 629 00:31:47,818 --> 00:31:50,647 [cheers and applause] 630 00:31:50,778 --> 00:31:53,476 [inspiring music plays] 631 00:31:53,607 --> 00:31:56,088 ♪♪ 632 00:32:33,386 --> 00:32:36,519 [solemn music plays] 633 00:32:36,650 --> 00:32:43,526 ♪♪ 634 00:32:43,657 --> 00:32:50,577 ♪♪ 635 00:32:50,707 --> 00:32:57,584 ♪♪ 636 00:32:57,714 --> 00:33:04,591 ♪♪ 637 00:33:04,721 --> 00:33:11,554 ♪♪ 638 00:33:11,685 --> 00:33:13,295 ♪♪ 639 00:33:13,426 --> 00:33:15,297 -ROY: Carolyn! -[car horn honks] 640 00:33:15,428 --> 00:33:22,304 ♪♪ 641 00:33:22,435 --> 00:33:29,355 ♪♪ 642 00:33:29,485 --> 00:33:36,362 ♪♪ 643 00:33:36,492 --> 00:33:39,104 ♪♪ 644 00:33:39,234 --> 00:33:42,411 I just wanted to make sure I got everything. 645 00:33:42,542 --> 00:33:43,586 ♪♪ 646 00:33:43,717 --> 00:33:45,632 Ain't like there's much to get. 647 00:33:45,762 --> 00:33:52,595 ♪♪ 648 00:33:52,726 --> 00:33:59,602 ♪♪ 649 00:33:59,733 --> 00:34:03,128 ♪♪ 650 00:34:03,258 --> 00:34:06,044 [indistinct conversations] 651 00:34:06,174 --> 00:34:09,830 The NAACP is using this woman to collect huge sums of money 652 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,006 based on distorted facts. 653 00:34:12,137 --> 00:34:13,442 She's a grieving mother. 654 00:34:13,573 --> 00:34:15,140 She's a puppet. 655 00:34:15,270 --> 00:34:17,229 The Northern papers are printing her hate propaganda 656 00:34:17,359 --> 00:34:19,187 like it's gospel, knowing damn well 657 00:34:19,318 --> 00:34:22,060 she's painting Mississippi with a dangerous brush. 658 00:34:22,190 --> 00:34:25,846 "They're calling Mississippi the purgatory of racial tension 659 00:34:25,976 --> 00:34:28,849 and a hellhole of American democracy. 660 00:34:28,979 --> 00:34:31,982 How long are we gonna let them get away with that?" 661 00:34:32,113 --> 00:34:33,810 "If Till was really killed, 662 00:34:33,941 --> 00:34:36,857 then the NAACP, its mongrel leaders, 663 00:34:36,987 --> 00:34:39,860 and the abominable excuse for a Supreme Court 664 00:34:39,990 --> 00:34:42,254 are solely responsible, not us." 665 00:34:42,384 --> 00:34:44,821 This is just today's mail. 666 00:34:44,952 --> 00:34:46,345 We need a rebuttal-- 667 00:34:46,475 --> 00:34:49,217 a story powerful enough to silence them 668 00:34:49,348 --> 00:34:51,480 so that our readers feel heard. 669 00:34:51,611 --> 00:34:53,569 What about the boy's father? 670 00:34:53,700 --> 00:34:56,224 What about him? He's dead, right? 671 00:34:56,355 --> 00:34:58,792 A war hero, died overseas. There's no story there. 672 00:34:58,922 --> 00:35:01,490 Senator Eastland seems to think there's more to it than that. 673 00:35:01,621 --> 00:35:03,797 It's time we did a little digging. 674 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:09,455 Packton, you were hot on this back in September. 675 00:35:09,585 --> 00:35:11,892 You go ahead and take the lead. 676 00:35:13,981 --> 00:35:15,548 I'll meet you in D.C. 677 00:35:15,678 --> 00:35:17,202 From there, we'll head to Grand Rapids 678 00:35:17,332 --> 00:35:19,029 and then Des Moines. 679 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,423 Well, I suppose I should be grateful to get a few days 680 00:35:21,554 --> 00:35:25,601 to rest and recharge in Chicago with Gene and Mama. 681 00:35:25,732 --> 00:35:27,342 I'm exhausted just thinking about it. 682 00:35:27,473 --> 00:35:30,606 I know it's been tough, but these next few weeks 683 00:35:30,737 --> 00:35:34,088 before the grand jury convenes are critical, 684 00:35:34,219 --> 00:35:37,918 and while you're home, you need to talk to a lawyer 685 00:35:38,048 --> 00:35:39,441 so we can start negotiating. 686 00:35:39,572 --> 00:35:42,270 I am not looking to get rich off of any tour. 687 00:35:42,401 --> 00:35:43,532 I just want to pay my rent. 688 00:35:43,663 --> 00:35:45,099 WILKINS: Good afternoon. 689 00:35:45,230 --> 00:35:48,146 Roy. What brings you down here? 690 00:35:48,276 --> 00:35:50,931 This. 691 00:35:51,061 --> 00:35:56,806 ♪♪ 692 00:35:56,937 --> 00:35:59,548 -How much did you know? -Please, Mr. Wilkins. 693 00:35:59,679 --> 00:36:02,029 I learned about Louis' death by telegram 10 years ago. 694 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:03,465 And what did it say? 695 00:36:03,596 --> 00:36:05,467 I-It said he-- he was charged with 696 00:36:05,598 --> 00:36:07,426 willful misconduct in Italy. 697 00:36:07,556 --> 00:36:09,906 And what did that mean to you-- "willful misconduct?" 698 00:36:10,037 --> 00:36:12,518 -I didn't know. -He was executed! 699 00:36:13,649 --> 00:36:16,348 Hanged for rape, Mamie. 700 00:36:16,478 --> 00:36:18,741 And by you leaving that detail out of your speeches, 701 00:36:18,872 --> 00:36:20,265 people are saying that you implied 702 00:36:20,395 --> 00:36:22,919 that he died for our country in war. 703 00:36:23,050 --> 00:36:25,661 [groans] 704 00:36:25,792 --> 00:36:29,752 I didn't believe it, all right? 705 00:36:29,883 --> 00:36:31,928 This country isn't the only place where they [sniffles] 706 00:36:32,059 --> 00:36:34,104 lynch Black men for looking at white women. 707 00:36:34,235 --> 00:36:36,281 -But you have no proof. -Neither did they! 708 00:36:36,411 --> 00:36:40,110 ♪♪ 709 00:36:40,241 --> 00:36:42,287 Louis Till was a bad husband. 710 00:36:42,417 --> 00:36:44,854 He stepped out. He put his hands on me. 711 00:36:44,985 --> 00:36:47,117 I am not proud of any of that. 712 00:36:47,248 --> 00:36:51,121 I-I am ashamed, but that has nothing to do with Emmett. 713 00:36:51,252 --> 00:36:52,906 He barely knew his father. 714 00:36:53,036 --> 00:36:55,300 He-- He didn't learn a thing from that man. 715 00:36:55,430 --> 00:36:57,171 ♪♪ 716 00:36:57,302 --> 00:36:59,347 "Like father, like son." 717 00:36:59,478 --> 00:37:02,742 ♪♪ 718 00:37:02,872 --> 00:37:05,353 It is no coincidence that this story came out 719 00:37:05,484 --> 00:37:07,616 right before the grand jury hearing, is it? 720 00:37:07,747 --> 00:37:11,141 If I had known, Mamie, I could have gotten ahead of this thing. 721 00:37:13,883 --> 00:37:16,277 I cannot let that poison the jury. 722 00:37:16,408 --> 00:37:18,888 I-I-- I-I have to fight this. 723 00:37:19,019 --> 00:37:21,239 Unfortunately, you don't have much time. 724 00:37:21,369 --> 00:37:26,200 If you want the last word, you must control the message. 725 00:37:26,331 --> 00:37:27,854 Let us help you do that. 726 00:37:27,984 --> 00:37:29,725 Mamie's exhausted. 727 00:37:29,856 --> 00:37:32,075 If you want her to continue for you, 728 00:37:32,206 --> 00:37:34,861 she deserves a substantial piece of the tour. 729 00:37:34,991 --> 00:37:36,254 That's our bottom line. 730 00:37:36,384 --> 00:37:38,081 Enough! 731 00:37:38,212 --> 00:37:40,214 I can't do this right now. 732 00:37:40,345 --> 00:37:42,260 Not while they're saying these sick things about my boy. 733 00:37:42,390 --> 00:37:46,307 I am sorry, but I need to go. 734 00:37:46,438 --> 00:37:48,266 -Mamie. -Thank you... 735 00:37:48,396 --> 00:37:50,616 for everything you've done, both of you, 736 00:37:50,746 --> 00:37:52,966 but I need to be alone. 737 00:37:53,096 --> 00:37:58,537 ♪♪ 738 00:37:58,667 --> 00:38:00,321 ♪♪ 739 00:38:00,452 --> 00:38:03,324 Well, now, they haven't [sighs] said a word about that night 740 00:38:03,455 --> 00:38:05,587 to anybody but me, 741 00:38:05,718 --> 00:38:09,069 so why should they tell some fiction writer? 742 00:38:09,199 --> 00:38:11,289 [chuckles] 743 00:38:13,291 --> 00:38:14,640 I'll pay. 744 00:38:14,770 --> 00:38:17,382 How much? 745 00:38:17,512 --> 00:38:19,297 $4,000, 746 00:38:19,427 --> 00:38:20,863 to be divided among the three of you. 747 00:38:20,994 --> 00:38:22,256 Now, Mr. Breland, of course, 748 00:38:22,387 --> 00:38:24,302 will receive his commission. 749 00:38:24,432 --> 00:38:25,607 In addition to your advance, 750 00:38:26,042 --> 00:38:28,436 LOOKmagazine will add a percentage of the profits 751 00:38:28,567 --> 00:38:30,177 from the publication of the story. 752 00:38:30,308 --> 00:38:31,744 Mm-hmm. 753 00:38:31,874 --> 00:38:33,267 ROY: I don't know, J.W. 754 00:38:33,398 --> 00:38:35,269 I ain't feeling right about all this. 755 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:36,836 MILAM: Oh, really? 756 00:38:36,966 --> 00:38:38,968 You feeling right about your market being closed? 757 00:38:39,012 --> 00:38:41,319 Or how y'all feeling about not being able 758 00:38:41,449 --> 00:38:42,755 to put food in your boys' mouths 759 00:38:42,885 --> 00:38:44,017 'cause everybody jumped ship? 760 00:38:45,714 --> 00:38:47,847 [sighs] 761 00:38:47,977 --> 00:38:49,892 What would we have to do? 762 00:38:50,023 --> 00:38:51,372 Confess. 763 00:38:51,503 --> 00:38:53,200 [sighs] 764 00:38:56,769 --> 00:38:59,249 I will make no claim that the story 765 00:38:59,380 --> 00:39:01,774 is based on a confession from the actual killers, 766 00:39:01,904 --> 00:39:04,907 but rather from very reliable sources. 767 00:39:05,038 --> 00:39:05,995 Mm. 768 00:39:06,387 --> 00:39:09,085 Now, this story will be billed as my version 769 00:39:09,216 --> 00:39:10,739 of exactly what happened-- 770 00:39:10,870 --> 00:39:13,307 exactly what was said, exactly what was done 771 00:39:13,438 --> 00:39:15,788 at exactly what date and what hour. 772 00:39:15,918 --> 00:39:18,791 But I will not state, declare, or claim 773 00:39:18,921 --> 00:39:21,663 that I had the assistance of any particular person. 774 00:39:23,143 --> 00:39:24,884 And what happens if they get indicted 775 00:39:25,014 --> 00:39:27,365 on them kidnapping charges in the coming days? 776 00:39:27,495 --> 00:39:28,627 Well, if there's a trial, 777 00:39:28,757 --> 00:39:29,932 the magazine won't publish the story 778 00:39:30,063 --> 00:39:31,456 until there's a verdict, 779 00:39:31,586 --> 00:39:34,110 but I don't want to wait for all that. 780 00:39:34,241 --> 00:39:37,070 Once you sign that contract, we begin, 781 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:39,638 and we'll need to keep our meetings quiet. 782 00:39:39,768 --> 00:39:41,291 I don't see any reason why anybody should know 783 00:39:41,422 --> 00:39:43,337 what's being discussed in this office. 784 00:39:43,468 --> 00:39:46,166 And even if we meet in secret, things happen. 785 00:39:46,296 --> 00:39:48,473 People talk. What then? 786 00:39:48,603 --> 00:39:51,345 If I'm subpoenaed for some reason, 787 00:39:51,476 --> 00:39:53,782 I will invoke my constitutional right 788 00:39:53,913 --> 00:39:55,131 to withhold my sources. 789 00:39:57,351 --> 00:39:58,918 I'll refuse to testify. 790 00:40:01,268 --> 00:40:04,010 So, we have a deal? 791 00:40:04,140 --> 00:40:07,143 [tense music plays] 792 00:40:07,274 --> 00:40:13,759 ♪♪ 793 00:40:16,283 --> 00:40:18,067 Well, if it isn't my favorite Yankee, 794 00:40:18,198 --> 00:40:19,808 Mr. Dan Wakefield. 795 00:40:20,635 --> 00:40:22,507 I guess Strider's deputies are gonna have to try 796 00:40:22,637 --> 00:40:24,117 a little harder to keep you out of the Delta, huh? 797 00:40:24,247 --> 00:40:26,293 I guess so, yeah. [chuckles] 798 00:40:26,424 --> 00:40:28,861 What a piss-poor turnout. 799 00:40:30,079 --> 00:40:31,603 Yeah, well, this case is bigger than any courthouse, 800 00:40:31,733 --> 00:40:34,301 but you know that firsthand, don't you? 801 00:40:34,736 --> 00:40:36,869 What's eating at you? 802 00:40:37,478 --> 00:40:39,219 Before the murder trial, 803 00:40:39,349 --> 00:40:41,308 the case was all about a wolf-whistle. 804 00:40:41,439 --> 00:40:44,006 Once the press got wind of Carolyn Bryant's testimony, 805 00:40:44,050 --> 00:40:47,401 it turned into something else-- attempted rape. 806 00:40:47,532 --> 00:40:49,185 The story about his father really ties it all together, 807 00:40:49,316 --> 00:40:50,796 -doesn't it? -Now, listen-- 808 00:40:50,926 --> 00:40:52,667 Your paper justified the boy's murder. 809 00:40:54,016 --> 00:40:55,540 We just reported the facts, 810 00:40:55,670 --> 00:40:58,586 and we did so with an editorial assuring readers 811 00:40:58,717 --> 00:41:00,545 that the details of Till's father's execution 812 00:41:00,675 --> 00:41:02,590 had no bearing on this kidnapping case. 813 00:41:02,721 --> 00:41:04,853 [door opens] 814 00:41:07,465 --> 00:41:08,770 I guess you're about to find out 815 00:41:08,901 --> 00:41:10,511 if any of that's true, aren't you? 816 00:41:12,774 --> 00:41:14,776 COURT CLERK: The grand jury has reached decisions 817 00:41:14,907 --> 00:41:18,214 in all of the cases under consideration. 818 00:41:18,345 --> 00:41:19,999 It's over. 819 00:41:20,956 --> 00:41:22,349 No trial. 820 00:41:24,133 --> 00:41:25,526 They're free. 821 00:41:26,658 --> 00:41:27,833 No. 822 00:41:27,963 --> 00:41:29,095 Don't leave the shop, Gene. 823 00:41:29,225 --> 00:41:31,140 I-I-I'm fine. 824 00:41:32,098 --> 00:41:33,839 Call Mama, will you? 825 00:41:34,796 --> 00:41:36,624 I can't bear it. 826 00:41:44,502 --> 00:41:46,068 [receiver clacks] 827 00:41:50,551 --> 00:41:53,946 [telephone rings] 828 00:41:58,298 --> 00:42:00,474 [receiver clatters] 829 00:42:00,605 --> 00:42:03,477 [somber music plays] 830 00:42:03,608 --> 00:42:10,440 ♪♪ 831 00:42:10,571 --> 00:42:17,447 ♪♪ 832 00:42:17,578 --> 00:42:24,454 ♪♪ 833 00:42:24,585 --> 00:42:31,505 ♪♪ 834 00:42:31,636 --> 00:42:36,684 ♪♪ 835 00:42:36,815 --> 00:42:39,905 [wringer whirring] 836 00:42:40,035 --> 00:42:45,301 ♪♪ 837 00:42:45,432 --> 00:42:46,868 [whirring stops] 838 00:42:46,999 --> 00:42:48,914 ♪♪ 839 00:42:49,044 --> 00:42:51,046 [switch clicking] 840 00:42:51,177 --> 00:42:56,661 ♪♪ 841 00:42:56,791 --> 00:42:59,707 [grunts] 842 00:42:59,838 --> 00:43:04,103 ♪♪ 843 00:43:04,233 --> 00:43:06,496 Emmett! 844 00:43:06,627 --> 00:43:08,673 [sobbing] 845 00:43:08,803 --> 00:43:15,027 ♪♪ 846 00:43:15,157 --> 00:43:21,381 ♪♪ 847 00:43:21,511 --> 00:43:24,602 [sobbing continues] 848 00:43:24,732 --> 00:43:26,212 ♪♪ 849 00:43:26,342 --> 00:43:27,779 [door opens] 850 00:43:27,909 --> 00:43:29,694 ♪♪ 851 00:43:29,824 --> 00:43:31,347 [door closes] 852 00:43:31,478 --> 00:43:37,005 ♪♪ 853 00:43:37,136 --> 00:43:42,707 ♪♪ 854 00:43:42,837 --> 00:43:44,839 [sobs, sniffles] 855 00:43:51,846 --> 00:43:54,980 I've been calling, baby. 856 00:43:55,110 --> 00:43:57,069 Everybody has. 857 00:43:59,332 --> 00:44:01,813 I am so sorry. 858 00:44:06,731 --> 00:44:09,081 Washing machine's broke, Mama. 859 00:44:10,517 --> 00:44:12,954 Okay. 860 00:44:12,998 --> 00:44:14,434 Then we'll fix it. 861 00:44:14,564 --> 00:44:18,046 Emmett was always doing laundry. 862 00:44:18,177 --> 00:44:21,789 He had to have his clothes just so. 863 00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:24,139 That boy had too much pride for his own good. 864 00:44:24,270 --> 00:44:26,141 -Stop that. -No, Mama. Don't you see? 865 00:44:26,272 --> 00:44:28,187 He went and broke the damn machine before he left, 866 00:44:28,317 --> 00:44:30,189 and he kept it from me. 867 00:44:30,319 --> 00:44:32,017 What you mean he broke it? 868 00:44:33,845 --> 00:44:36,064 You haven't done laundry in two months? 869 00:44:36,195 --> 00:44:38,458 I was never home long enough. 870 00:44:38,588 --> 00:44:41,026 Oh. 871 00:44:41,156 --> 00:44:43,942 [clicking] 872 00:44:46,118 --> 00:44:48,642 [sighs, sniffles] 873 00:44:52,733 --> 00:44:54,430 [clinking] 874 00:44:54,561 --> 00:44:57,346 [washing machine whirring] 875 00:44:59,697 --> 00:45:02,438 [switch clicks, whirring stops] 876 00:45:02,569 --> 00:45:06,355 Just needed to give it a-a little TLC. 877 00:45:06,486 --> 00:45:09,532 You always swoop in to save the day, don't you? 878 00:45:10,925 --> 00:45:14,015 On a day like today, 879 00:45:14,146 --> 00:45:16,104 I wish that I could. 880 00:45:17,018 --> 00:45:20,021 I just don't know how I'm gonna get through the holidays. 881 00:45:20,152 --> 00:45:22,676 [sighs] 882 00:45:22,807 --> 00:45:26,811 [voice breaking] It'll be our first Thanksgiving without him. 883 00:45:27,637 --> 00:45:31,859 Meanwhile, those men are free to carve their turkeys 884 00:45:31,990 --> 00:45:35,733 and watch their boys open presents on Christmas morning. 885 00:45:37,343 --> 00:45:41,521 When I think of that, when I think of-- 886 00:45:41,651 --> 00:45:44,480 of all that I'll miss, 887 00:45:44,611 --> 00:45:47,701 of all that they've taken from me, 888 00:45:47,832 --> 00:45:49,050 I can't help but wonder 889 00:45:49,181 --> 00:45:51,270 what more I could've done to see to it 890 00:45:51,400 --> 00:45:53,272 that they paid for what they did. 891 00:45:53,402 --> 00:45:54,534 Unh-unh. 892 00:45:54,664 --> 00:45:56,492 [crying] 893 00:45:56,623 --> 00:45:58,886 God'll see to it. 894 00:45:59,017 --> 00:46:02,107 I-I should've fought harder. 895 00:46:02,237 --> 00:46:04,326 I-I could've been louder than those articles 896 00:46:04,457 --> 00:46:06,328 about his father, and... 897 00:46:07,634 --> 00:46:11,333 You did more than most women 898 00:46:11,464 --> 00:46:14,902 could have done in your position. 899 00:46:15,033 --> 00:46:19,864 Most women would have taken to their bed for months-- 900 00:46:19,994 --> 00:46:22,083 for years-- 901 00:46:22,214 --> 00:46:24,085 and they would've had every right 902 00:46:24,216 --> 00:46:26,131 to have done just that. 903 00:46:27,959 --> 00:46:29,699 What if I had been-- been-- 904 00:46:29,830 --> 00:46:32,006 been harder on him, like you were with me? 905 00:46:32,137 --> 00:46:34,313 M-Maybe he-- he would still be here. 906 00:46:34,443 --> 00:46:36,315 Enough. 907 00:46:38,186 --> 00:46:40,362 That woman-- 908 00:46:40,493 --> 00:46:43,148 those monsters-- 909 00:46:43,278 --> 00:46:45,063 they poisoned the jury. 910 00:46:45,193 --> 00:46:46,412 [sniffles] 911 00:46:46,542 --> 00:46:49,328 Don't let them get inside your head, too. 912 00:46:49,458 --> 00:46:52,374 [sobs] But I can't get them out. 913 00:46:52,505 --> 00:46:55,160 -I-- -You got to try, because-- 914 00:46:55,290 --> 00:46:59,425 because there are things we'll never know. 915 00:46:59,555 --> 00:47:05,344 ♪♪ 916 00:47:05,474 --> 00:47:07,912 Like what really happened to him. 917 00:47:08,042 --> 00:47:13,743 ♪♪ 918 00:47:13,874 --> 00:47:19,358 They took his body, not his spirit. 919 00:47:19,488 --> 00:47:23,971 ♪♪ 920 00:47:24,102 --> 00:47:28,846 His death woke up the world, Mamie. 921 00:47:28,976 --> 00:47:30,804 ♪♪ 922 00:47:30,935 --> 00:47:35,200 But I never wanted him to be a martyr, Mama. 923 00:47:35,330 --> 00:47:36,854 [crying] I know. 924 00:47:36,984 --> 00:47:38,159 I-I never-- 925 00:47:38,290 --> 00:47:40,640 No, no, no, no. 926 00:47:40,770 --> 00:47:45,384 I never wanted that. 927 00:47:45,514 --> 00:47:52,260 ♪♪ 928 00:47:52,391 --> 00:47:59,224 ♪♪ 929 00:48:00,529 --> 00:48:02,401 To freedom. 930 00:48:02,531 --> 00:48:04,098 -Freedom. -To freedom. 931 00:48:04,229 --> 00:48:06,884 -[glasses clink] -All right. 932 00:48:07,014 --> 00:48:09,277 Well, a-all right, al-- all right, all right. 933 00:48:09,408 --> 00:48:11,453 Let's take it easy on the swill, now. 934 00:48:11,584 --> 00:48:13,629 I need you thinking straight. 935 00:48:13,760 --> 00:48:15,022 Straight as I'll ever be. 936 00:48:15,153 --> 00:48:17,459 [chuckling] Okay. 937 00:48:17,590 --> 00:48:19,461 So, I'd like to start by, uh, 938 00:48:19,592 --> 00:48:21,986 clearing up a rumor that's been eating up 939 00:48:22,116 --> 00:48:23,726 a lot of folks' time since all this began. 940 00:48:23,857 --> 00:48:24,814 Hmm. 941 00:48:25,032 --> 00:48:27,208 Now, you had at least two white men 942 00:48:27,339 --> 00:48:28,775 and three Negroes with you all that night, 943 00:48:28,906 --> 00:48:30,603 -and I want their names. -No, we were alone. 944 00:48:30,733 --> 00:48:31,909 You even think about printing anything else, 945 00:48:32,039 --> 00:48:33,345 I'll tear that contract up right now. 946 00:48:33,736 --> 00:48:35,651 Don't act like you don't know about the double jeopardy law. 947 00:48:35,782 --> 00:48:38,654 These boys can't be tried again, even with a confession, 948 00:48:38,785 --> 00:48:40,265 but if they incriminate someone else, 949 00:48:40,395 --> 00:48:43,181 charges could be brought against those parties. 950 00:48:43,311 --> 00:48:46,488 Of course. Of course. 951 00:48:46,619 --> 00:48:48,534 Y'all can't blame me for digging, now, can you? 952 00:48:48,664 --> 00:48:50,710 [chuckles] All right. 953 00:48:50,840 --> 00:48:55,715 Uh, so, I want to start with, uh, the night you took Emmett 954 00:48:55,845 --> 00:48:57,108 from Mose Wright's home. 955 00:48:57,238 --> 00:49:01,460 It was, uh, August 28th of 1955, correct? 956 00:49:01,590 --> 00:49:03,288 Yeah. 957 00:49:03,418 --> 00:49:04,898 What sent you there? 958 00:49:09,163 --> 00:49:13,428 My brother and me had heard that this Chicago nigger 959 00:49:13,559 --> 00:49:17,693 had gotten mouthy, whistled at my sister-in-law. 960 00:49:17,824 --> 00:49:20,261 One of my workers said that he was staying 961 00:49:20,392 --> 00:49:22,046 with the old preacher, 962 00:49:22,176 --> 00:49:25,658 and so, we drove out to Mose Wright's and asked for him, 963 00:49:25,788 --> 00:49:27,486 and the preacher led us right to him. 964 00:49:28,400 --> 00:49:30,532 [thud] 965 00:49:30,663 --> 00:49:32,491 -Please. -You want out of this? 966 00:49:32,621 --> 00:49:34,928 Stay down and shut the hell up. 967 00:49:35,059 --> 00:49:36,974 [engine rumbles] 968 00:49:37,104 --> 00:49:40,716 [vehicle departs] 969 00:49:40,847 --> 00:49:47,506 ♪♪ 970 00:49:47,636 --> 00:49:50,030 So, when you got him, 971 00:49:50,161 --> 00:49:52,076 did you take him back to, uh, the market 972 00:49:52,206 --> 00:49:54,295 for Mrs. Bryant to identify? 973 00:49:54,426 --> 00:49:59,518 ♪♪ 974 00:49:59,648 --> 00:50:01,999 -J.W.? -Yeah? 975 00:50:02,129 --> 00:50:03,522 You take him back to the market? 976 00:50:03,652 --> 00:50:05,176 No. 977 00:50:05,306 --> 00:50:06,699 Well, no reason to. 978 00:50:06,829 --> 00:50:07,917 He didn't deny he was the one done the talking, 979 00:50:08,048 --> 00:50:10,007 so we didn't need her. We knew. 980 00:50:10,137 --> 00:50:11,573 We knew. 981 00:50:11,704 --> 00:50:14,794 [doors open, close] 982 00:50:17,710 --> 00:50:20,147 [engine revs] 983 00:50:20,278 --> 00:50:26,197 ♪♪ 984 00:50:26,327 --> 00:50:29,722 ♪♪ 985 00:50:29,852 --> 00:50:33,117 After we left the uncle's, we just went driving, 986 00:50:33,247 --> 00:50:36,163 looking for a spot just to scare some sense into the boy. 987 00:50:36,294 --> 00:50:39,253 ♪♪ 988 00:50:39,384 --> 00:50:41,560 Here he is. 989 00:50:41,690 --> 00:50:42,996 The smart talker. 990 00:50:43,127 --> 00:50:44,824 ROY: Well, now, looky here. 991 00:50:44,954 --> 00:50:46,869 Ain't saying much now, boy, are you? 992 00:50:47,000 --> 00:50:48,828 [whimpering] 993 00:50:48,958 --> 00:50:55,008 ♪♪ 994 00:50:55,139 --> 00:50:56,488 [liquid pouring] 995 00:50:56,618 --> 00:50:58,055 Ahh. 996 00:51:00,622 --> 00:51:02,102 Go. 997 00:51:02,233 --> 00:51:05,149 ♪♪ 998 00:51:05,279 --> 00:51:07,629 Come on. Go on. 999 00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:13,244 ♪♪ 1000 00:51:13,374 --> 00:51:15,811 [whimpering] 1001 00:51:18,205 --> 00:51:21,208 What kinda poison they pumping in you up north 1002 00:51:21,339 --> 00:51:23,993 to make you think it's okay to run your filthy mouth 1003 00:51:24,124 --> 00:51:25,343 to my wife? 1004 00:51:25,473 --> 00:51:27,997 [screams, crying] 1005 00:51:28,128 --> 00:51:29,608 MILAM: He was tough. 1006 00:51:29,738 --> 00:51:31,436 We never could scare him enough. 1007 00:51:31,566 --> 00:51:34,482 Throughout the whole ordeal, he never even hollered. 1008 00:51:34,613 --> 00:51:37,616 [punches landing, Emmett screaming] 1009 00:51:37,746 --> 00:51:41,663 ♪♪ 1010 00:51:41,794 --> 00:51:44,057 We drove around with him in the back of the truck for hours. 1011 00:51:44,188 --> 00:51:46,190 He never even tried to run. 1012 00:51:46,320 --> 00:51:47,800 ♪♪ 1013 00:51:47,930 --> 00:51:50,411 All right, get him out. Come on! 1014 00:51:50,542 --> 00:51:52,935 If folks haven't already started looking for him, they will. 1015 00:51:53,066 --> 00:51:54,154 Well, why the hell did you bring him here? 1016 00:51:54,285 --> 00:51:55,373 We got lost. 1017 00:51:55,938 --> 00:51:57,853 Well, I got fields to work, I got farmhands gonna show up. 1018 00:51:57,984 --> 00:51:59,333 Take care of it. 1019 00:51:59,464 --> 00:52:03,859 ♪♪ 1020 00:52:03,990 --> 00:52:08,255 The boy was hopeless, so we took him back to my place. 1021 00:52:08,386 --> 00:52:10,344 And that's where we whipped him. 1022 00:52:10,475 --> 00:52:12,825 [whip cracking, Emmett screaming] 1023 00:52:12,955 --> 00:52:15,088 [door squeaks] 1024 00:52:15,219 --> 00:52:21,312 ♪♪ 1025 00:52:21,442 --> 00:52:22,878 ♪♪ 1026 00:52:23,009 --> 00:52:25,272 HUIE: The farmhands, uh, said they saw you 1027 00:52:25,403 --> 00:52:28,449 with the boy at a plantation run by your brother, Leslie. 1028 00:52:28,580 --> 00:52:30,451 No, we were at my shop, like I just said to you. 1029 00:52:30,582 --> 00:52:32,497 ♪♪ 1030 00:52:32,627 --> 00:52:33,846 -Okay. -Okay. 1031 00:52:33,976 --> 00:52:35,674 All right. 1032 00:52:35,804 --> 00:52:38,372 [whip cracking, Emmett screaming] 1033 00:52:38,503 --> 00:52:43,899 ♪♪ 1034 00:52:44,030 --> 00:52:46,293 MILAM: He just kept saying he wasn't afraid of us. 1035 00:52:48,165 --> 00:52:51,690 Kept saying he was as good as us. 1036 00:52:51,820 --> 00:52:53,300 Just taunting us. 1037 00:52:53,431 --> 00:52:55,563 Even said that he had white women. 1038 00:52:55,694 --> 00:52:57,478 ♪♪ 1039 00:52:57,609 --> 00:52:59,263 [gun clicks] 1040 00:52:59,393 --> 00:53:01,830 [weakly] Mama. 1041 00:53:02,657 --> 00:53:04,659 [gunshot] 1042 00:53:11,536 --> 00:53:13,015 Uh... 1043 00:53:13,146 --> 00:53:15,192 So you-- you whipped him good at your place. 1044 00:53:15,322 --> 00:53:16,323 Then what? 1045 00:53:18,195 --> 00:53:19,718 We got back in my truck. 1046 00:53:19,848 --> 00:53:21,633 HUIE: Could the boy walk on his own? 1047 00:53:22,808 --> 00:53:24,070 Yeah. Sure. 1048 00:53:25,202 --> 00:53:27,291 Was he bleeding? 1049 00:53:27,421 --> 00:53:28,770 MILAM: Not much. 1050 00:53:28,901 --> 00:53:31,686 Pistol-whipping bruises more than it cuts. 1051 00:53:31,817 --> 00:53:34,298 -So, you left your shop... -Mm-hmm. 1052 00:53:34,428 --> 00:53:36,561 And we went to Progressive Ginning Company. 1053 00:53:36,691 --> 00:53:38,302 We took an old gin fan 1054 00:53:38,432 --> 00:53:41,261 and made the boy load it up on the back of the truck, 1055 00:53:41,392 --> 00:53:44,221 and then we drove off looking for that bluff. 1056 00:53:44,351 --> 00:53:47,006 We were hell-bent on finding that. 1057 00:53:47,136 --> 00:53:48,616 Was he alive when y'all got there? 1058 00:53:50,401 --> 00:53:52,490 Yeah. 1059 00:53:55,406 --> 00:53:57,146 That's where we made him undress. 1060 00:53:57,277 --> 00:53:58,974 ♪♪ 1061 00:53:59,105 --> 00:54:00,672 He didn't like that. 1062 00:54:00,802 --> 00:54:02,064 [both grunting] 1063 00:54:02,195 --> 00:54:03,544 And after, we just kind of stood there 1064 00:54:03,675 --> 00:54:06,199 for a little while, just hating each other. 1065 00:54:06,330 --> 00:54:08,201 ♪♪ 1066 00:54:08,332 --> 00:54:11,160 All right, get the fan. 1067 00:54:11,291 --> 00:54:12,814 And then I gave him a chance to fix things. 1068 00:54:12,945 --> 00:54:15,991 I said, "You still had white women?" 1069 00:54:16,122 --> 00:54:19,386 ♪♪ 1070 00:54:19,517 --> 00:54:21,258 He said, "Yeah." 1071 00:54:21,388 --> 00:54:24,826 ♪♪ 1072 00:54:24,957 --> 00:54:27,394 So, I stood there and listened to him 1073 00:54:27,525 --> 00:54:29,614 throw that poison at me, and I just made up my mind. 1074 00:54:29,744 --> 00:54:33,008 I was gonna make an example out of him. 1075 00:54:33,139 --> 00:54:36,621 ♪♪ 1076 00:54:36,751 --> 00:54:38,318 So I shot him. 1077 00:54:38,449 --> 00:54:40,842 ♪♪ 1078 00:54:40,973 --> 00:54:44,063 Ready? One, two, three! 1079 00:54:44,193 --> 00:54:45,804 [groans] 1080 00:54:45,934 --> 00:54:48,110 One, two, three. 1081 00:54:48,894 --> 00:54:51,113 [splash] 1082 00:54:51,244 --> 00:54:53,072 [water bubbles] 1083 00:54:53,202 --> 00:54:54,639 [panting] 1084 00:54:54,769 --> 00:54:59,470 ♪♪ 1085 00:55:00,601 --> 00:55:02,647 ANNOUNCER: Headlines screamed across the nation, 1086 00:55:02,777 --> 00:55:04,431 millions of words were written about it, 1087 00:55:04,562 --> 00:55:07,216 a trial would be held, yet the truth about 1088 00:55:07,347 --> 00:55:09,088 the Emmett Till killing in Mississippi 1089 00:55:09,218 --> 00:55:11,264 remained hidden until now. 1090 00:55:11,395 --> 00:55:13,048 The brutal step-by-step account 1091 00:55:13,179 --> 00:55:15,442 of what happened on that fateful night. 1092 00:55:15,573 --> 00:55:17,705 Get your copy ofLOOK early. 1093 00:55:17,836 --> 00:55:20,665 [somber music plays] 1094 00:55:20,795 --> 00:55:27,672 ♪♪ 1095 00:55:27,802 --> 00:55:29,630 ♪♪ 1096 00:55:29,761 --> 00:55:33,242 I don't know how much more I can stand. 1097 00:55:33,373 --> 00:55:35,244 How I can go on. 1098 00:55:37,159 --> 00:55:39,858 These horrible lies they tell to explain away 1099 00:55:39,988 --> 00:55:42,904 the killing of a child in cold blood-- 1100 00:55:43,035 --> 00:55:46,952 a child that they portrayed as a man-- 1101 00:55:47,082 --> 00:55:48,910 a man who never fought back and who-- who-- 1102 00:55:49,041 --> 00:55:51,086 who was defiant until the end. 1103 00:55:51,217 --> 00:55:53,045 They-- They aren't human. They're beasts. 1104 00:55:54,786 --> 00:55:56,483 And that woman-- 1105 00:55:56,614 --> 00:55:59,268 I don't even see how she can sleep at night. 1106 00:56:05,362 --> 00:56:09,366 I used to think there was a reason for all this pain-- 1107 00:56:11,193 --> 00:56:14,893 that God had given me a purpose and a mission, 1108 00:56:15,023 --> 00:56:16,721 and I was happy to accept it 1109 00:56:16,851 --> 00:56:20,115 when I thought that people were listening, but here we are. 1110 00:56:20,246 --> 00:56:23,510 Some white man just put his name on that, and that is it. 1111 00:56:23,641 --> 00:56:25,164 End of story! 1112 00:56:25,294 --> 00:56:27,035 It's only the end if you say so. 1113 00:56:27,166 --> 00:56:29,951 What can I say now? 1114 00:56:30,082 --> 00:56:33,520 Nothing I have said or ever will say is going to matter, 1115 00:56:33,651 --> 00:56:37,742 because that trash is now my son's legacy! 1116 00:56:37,872 --> 00:56:40,527 And the sick thing is, if it weren't for this article, 1117 00:56:40,658 --> 00:56:42,703 people would have forgotten about Emmett. 1118 00:56:42,834 --> 00:56:44,270 -Well, that's not true. -Open a paper. 1119 00:56:44,401 --> 00:56:46,707 Turn on a television. Emmett is old news now. 1120 00:56:46,838 --> 00:56:48,317 People are thinking about what's next. 1121 00:56:48,448 --> 00:56:49,710 GENE: Come on, now. That's not true, Mamie. 1122 00:56:49,841 --> 00:56:51,582 But it is! 1123 00:56:53,061 --> 00:56:55,412 I used to be a part of the movement. 1124 00:56:57,022 --> 00:56:59,328 Now I am just sitting at home, watching it unfold, 1125 00:56:59,459 --> 00:57:01,200 while folks like Martin Luther King 1126 00:57:01,330 --> 00:57:04,421 and Rosa Parks are out there making things happen. 1127 00:57:06,858 --> 00:57:09,469 I don't expect for you to understand. 1128 00:57:12,298 --> 00:57:14,039 But I do. 1129 00:57:17,303 --> 00:57:20,393 You feel... 1130 00:57:20,524 --> 00:57:22,221 left behind. 1131 00:57:22,351 --> 00:57:24,310 ♪♪ 1132 00:57:24,441 --> 00:57:27,792 And you're full of regrets-- 1133 00:57:27,922 --> 00:57:32,405 of all the things you wish you had said but couldn't. 1134 00:57:32,536 --> 00:57:34,799 You couldn't... 1135 00:57:34,929 --> 00:57:36,583 because you didn't know. 1136 00:57:37,802 --> 00:57:40,935 Just like I couldn't have known that I'd never get the chance 1137 00:57:41,066 --> 00:57:42,676 to try to be the father he deserved. 1138 00:57:42,807 --> 00:57:44,983 Oh, I can't do this right now. 1139 00:57:45,113 --> 00:57:47,028 I can't take it, your-- your tenderness 1140 00:57:47,159 --> 00:57:48,421 and-- and your kind words. 1141 00:57:48,552 --> 00:57:49,857 I am just not in the right mind. 1142 00:57:49,988 --> 00:57:54,035 Be angry, but do it with me. 1143 00:57:54,166 --> 00:57:55,559 Marry me. 1144 00:57:56,168 --> 00:57:57,430 Ridiculous. 1145 00:57:59,301 --> 00:58:01,739 What, you call that a proposal? 1146 00:58:01,869 --> 00:58:03,610 ♪♪ 1147 00:58:03,741 --> 00:58:04,916 How is it any more ridiculous 1148 00:58:05,046 --> 00:58:06,613 than all the other times I've done it? 1149 00:58:08,485 --> 00:58:09,660 You remember when I asked you to marry me 1150 00:58:09,790 --> 00:58:12,227 at the dinner table last summer? 1151 00:58:12,358 --> 00:58:14,578 Mose was there. 1152 00:58:14,708 --> 00:58:16,014 Alma, too. 1153 00:58:16,144 --> 00:58:18,146 And Emmett. 1154 00:58:18,277 --> 00:58:25,153 ♪♪ 1155 00:58:25,284 --> 00:58:31,856 ♪♪ 1156 00:58:31,986 --> 00:58:38,253 ♪♪ 1157 00:58:38,384 --> 00:58:39,516 ♪♪ 1158 00:58:39,646 --> 00:58:41,343 He was my protector. 1159 00:58:41,474 --> 00:58:44,346 ♪♪ 1160 00:58:44,477 --> 00:58:47,045 And I wasn't there for him when he needed me most. 1161 00:58:47,175 --> 00:58:48,481 ♪♪ 1162 00:58:48,612 --> 00:58:49,917 Well, I don't think he'd want you stuck. 1163 00:58:52,180 --> 00:58:53,704 I think he'd want you to move forward. 1164 00:58:53,834 --> 00:58:56,489 And I'm not just talking about with me. 1165 00:58:56,620 --> 00:59:02,103 Your words sparked the whole world to fight. 1166 00:59:02,234 --> 00:59:05,498 But right now, it's not the world who needs that spark. 1167 00:59:05,629 --> 00:59:06,543 It's you. 1168 00:59:06,673 --> 00:59:09,633 ♪♪ 1169 00:59:09,763 --> 00:59:11,548 I want it back. 1170 00:59:11,678 --> 00:59:13,680 ♪♪ 1171 00:59:13,811 --> 00:59:15,247 That spark. 1172 00:59:15,377 --> 00:59:17,858 Then get out there and find it. 1173 00:59:17,989 --> 00:59:21,122 [brakes squeal nearby] 1174 00:59:21,253 --> 00:59:26,954 ♪♪ 1175 00:59:27,085 --> 00:59:31,611 ♪♪ 1176 00:59:31,742 --> 00:59:34,701 [indistinct chatter] 1177 00:59:34,832 --> 00:59:41,708 ♪♪ 1178 00:59:41,839 --> 00:59:48,497 ♪♪ 1179 00:59:48,628 --> 00:59:51,065 I've been living in the moment for too long. 1180 00:59:53,807 --> 00:59:57,419 Maybe it's time I focus on what's next. 1181 00:59:57,550 --> 00:59:58,986 Mm-hmm. 1182 00:59:59,117 --> 01:00:00,945 There it is. 1183 01:00:01,075 --> 01:00:02,337 That spark. 1184 01:00:04,470 --> 01:00:07,429 A-Ask me again. 1185 01:00:08,866 --> 01:00:09,997 What? 1186 01:00:13,174 --> 01:00:16,656 That ridiculous question of yours. 1187 01:00:22,183 --> 01:00:28,537 ♪♪ 1188 01:00:28,668 --> 01:00:30,365 What was it again? 1189 01:00:31,758 --> 01:00:33,151 [both laugh] 1190 01:00:33,281 --> 01:00:39,200 ♪♪ 1191 01:00:39,331 --> 01:00:42,203 ♪♪ 1192 01:00:42,334 --> 01:00:43,814 Will you marry me? 1193 01:00:43,944 --> 01:00:46,599 ♪♪ 1194 01:00:46,730 --> 01:00:47,818 Mm-hmm. 1195 01:00:47,948 --> 01:00:50,472 [laughter] 1196 01:00:50,603 --> 01:00:52,649 ♪♪ 1197 01:00:52,779 --> 01:00:53,998 [sighs] 1198 01:00:54,041 --> 01:01:00,961 ♪♪ 1199 01:01:01,092 --> 01:01:07,968 ♪♪ 1200 01:01:08,099 --> 01:01:09,709 ♪♪ 1201 01:01:09,840 --> 01:01:12,756 [indistinct conversations] 1202 01:01:12,886 --> 01:01:19,806 ♪♪ 1203 01:01:19,937 --> 01:01:26,813 ♪♪ 1204 01:01:26,944 --> 01:01:33,820 ♪♪ 1205 01:01:33,951 --> 01:01:40,261 ♪♪ 1206 01:01:40,392 --> 01:01:41,785 Mrs. Bradley? 1207 01:01:41,915 --> 01:01:43,700 It's an honor. I'm Rita. 1208 01:01:43,830 --> 01:01:46,354 Oh, calling me Mamie's just fine. 1209 01:01:46,485 --> 01:01:47,616 It's nice to meet you. 1210 01:01:47,747 --> 01:01:49,706 I remember my mama skipping work 1211 01:01:49,836 --> 01:01:52,317 to get in line for your son's viewing. 1212 01:01:52,447 --> 01:01:55,886 When she got home that night, she just... held me. 1213 01:01:56,016 --> 01:01:58,584 She was saying how brave you were, 1214 01:01:58,715 --> 01:02:00,064 how things were gonna start changing 1215 01:02:00,194 --> 01:02:01,848 because of what you did. 1216 01:02:01,979 --> 01:02:03,937 She was right. 1217 01:02:04,068 --> 01:02:10,944 ♪♪ 1218 01:02:11,075 --> 01:02:17,908 ♪♪ 1219 01:02:18,038 --> 01:02:22,042 ♪♪ 1220 01:02:22,173 --> 01:02:25,045 MAMIE: When you find out that you're gonna be a mother, 1221 01:02:25,176 --> 01:02:27,047 you have all these ideas in your head 1222 01:02:27,178 --> 01:02:29,267 about how your baby's gonna look 1223 01:02:29,397 --> 01:02:31,791 and who he's gonna be. 1224 01:02:31,922 --> 01:02:35,273 And then all of a sudden, he's here, 1225 01:02:35,403 --> 01:02:37,666 and none of that stuff matters anymore 1226 01:02:37,797 --> 01:02:42,976 because he decides and you just let him be. 1227 01:02:43,107 --> 01:02:45,892 NEWS ANCHOR: On December 5, 1955, 1228 01:02:46,023 --> 01:02:48,329 many of Montgomery's busses were empty, 1229 01:02:48,460 --> 01:02:50,767 the result of a Negro boycott that began 1230 01:02:50,897 --> 01:02:53,160 when Rosa Parks made a momentous decision. 1231 01:02:53,291 --> 01:02:55,336 I didn't feel that 1232 01:02:55,467 --> 01:02:57,338 I was being treated as a human being. 1233 01:02:57,469 --> 01:02:58,905 I refused to give up the seat. 1234 01:02:59,036 --> 01:02:59,906 I said, "No." 1235 01:03:00,037 --> 01:03:02,779 MAMIE: And then, when he falls, 1236 01:03:02,909 --> 01:03:04,955 you blame yourself for not being around enough, 1237 01:03:05,085 --> 01:03:07,871 or for being around too much. 1238 01:03:08,001 --> 01:03:09,873 And you can't help it. 1239 01:03:10,003 --> 01:03:11,309 You're a mother. 1240 01:03:11,439 --> 01:03:13,354 It's what we do. 1241 01:03:13,485 --> 01:03:17,271 DR. KING: The year-old protest is officially called off, 1242 01:03:17,402 --> 01:03:19,883 and the Negro citizens of Montgomery 1243 01:03:20,013 --> 01:03:23,582 are urged to return to the busses tomorrow morning 1244 01:03:23,712 --> 01:03:25,366 on a non-segregated basis. 1245 01:03:25,497 --> 01:03:27,760 [cheers and applause] 1246 01:03:27,891 --> 01:03:29,414 MAMIE: There will come a day 1247 01:03:29,544 --> 01:03:32,156 when you'll be forced to let go, 1248 01:03:32,286 --> 01:03:34,723 and all you can do is hope that you've done enough 1249 01:03:34,854 --> 01:03:36,464 to prepare him for the world. 1250 01:03:36,595 --> 01:03:38,597 REPORTER: ...Arkansas, where nine Negro students 1251 01:03:38,727 --> 01:03:40,164 were blocked from entering the school 1252 01:03:40,294 --> 01:03:41,861 by the National Guard. 1253 01:03:41,992 --> 01:03:44,516 Today, on what marks the 8-year anniversary 1254 01:03:44,646 --> 01:03:47,345 of the death of Emmett Till, Martin Luther King Jr. 1255 01:03:47,475 --> 01:03:51,349 and nearly 250,000 people from across the United States 1256 01:03:51,479 --> 01:03:53,917 marched on Washington for jobs and freedom. 1257 01:03:54,047 --> 01:03:56,136 [crowd chanting "now!"] 1258 01:03:56,267 --> 01:03:59,923 MAMIE: I thought I failed to prepare you, Emmett. 1259 01:04:00,053 --> 01:04:04,623 I tried to ignore it for some time-- that blame-- 1260 01:04:04,753 --> 01:04:09,628 but it was always here, buried deep in my bones. 1261 01:04:09,758 --> 01:04:12,979 I kept myself busy, so I didn't have to feel it. 1262 01:04:13,110 --> 01:04:16,113 I'd just go, go, go because I felt like 1263 01:04:16,243 --> 01:04:19,638 I was part of something big. 1264 01:04:19,768 --> 01:04:20,900 It was a great distraction... 1265 01:04:21,031 --> 01:04:22,467 [TV turns off] 1266 01:04:22,597 --> 01:04:26,166 ...until I wasn't part of anything at all. 1267 01:04:26,297 --> 01:04:33,173 ♪♪ 1268 01:04:33,304 --> 01:04:40,180 ♪♪ 1269 01:04:40,311 --> 01:04:46,143 ♪♪ 1270 01:04:46,273 --> 01:04:47,796 ♪♪ 1271 01:04:47,927 --> 01:04:52,714 I had to sit in the stillness 1272 01:04:52,845 --> 01:04:55,674 and feel my feelings, 1273 01:04:55,804 --> 01:04:59,852 until the truth finally revealed itself to me. 1274 01:04:59,983 --> 01:05:03,377 I didn't fail to prepare you for the world. 1275 01:05:05,510 --> 01:05:07,468 The world failed you. 1276 01:05:07,599 --> 01:05:09,427 ♪♪ 1277 01:05:09,557 --> 01:05:12,821 It wasn't ready for you, my boy. 1278 01:05:12,952 --> 01:05:14,911 My Bobo. 1279 01:05:16,086 --> 01:05:18,218 It still isn't. 1280 01:05:18,349 --> 01:05:22,048 But I believe it will be, one day. 1281 01:05:23,745 --> 01:05:26,270 I have to believe... 1282 01:05:26,400 --> 01:05:31,623 because of all the little boys out there just like you. 1283 01:05:31,753 --> 01:05:33,494 ♪♪ 1284 01:05:33,625 --> 01:05:37,281 Boys whose mamas raised them to live in a better world 1285 01:05:37,411 --> 01:05:40,327 than the world they were born into. 1286 01:05:40,458 --> 01:05:43,330 [solemn music plays] 1287 01:05:43,461 --> 01:05:50,294 ♪♪ 1288 01:05:50,424 --> 01:05:57,301 ♪♪ 1289 01:05:57,431 --> 01:06:04,308 ♪♪ 1290 01:06:04,438 --> 01:06:08,399 ♪♪ 1291 01:06:22,369 --> 01:06:24,110 I'm just glad it's over with. 1292 01:06:24,241 --> 01:06:26,025 -REPORTER: Mrs. Bryant? -I'm fine. 1293 01:06:31,552 --> 01:06:33,772 I want to say that I feel that 1294 01:06:33,902 --> 01:06:35,904 Emmett was more or less loaned to me-- 1295 01:06:36,035 --> 01:06:37,776 that perhaps I wasn't his mother 1296 01:06:37,906 --> 01:06:41,301 in the sense that other women are mothers to their children, 1297 01:06:41,432 --> 01:06:44,739 but I appreciate the 14 years that we spent together. 1298 01:06:44,870 --> 01:06:48,308 It was a joy watching the unfolding of his mind 1299 01:06:48,439 --> 01:06:50,745 and the development of his body, 1300 01:06:50,876 --> 01:06:53,574 and I don't regret a minute of the time that we spent together. 1301 01:06:53,705 --> 01:06:55,837 I'm just sorry that it was so short. 1302 01:06:55,968 --> 01:06:58,449 ♪♪